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Andy Burnham has claimed that there will never be a congestion charge in Greater Manchester while he is mayor.
Date Published 14/12/2023
Commuters in Greater Manchester could soon be able to bring bikes on trams after Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) announced it is looking “very seriously” at launching a...
Date Published 11/12/2023
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has made significant improvements since its last inspection, but the force still needs to improve its management of offenders and suspects, the...
Date Published 01/12/2023
The M60 needs ‘major investment’, Andy Burnham has said.
Date Published 05/11/2023
The scrapping of HS2, although ‘disappointing’, has left Greater Manchester with an ‘opportunity’, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham told council bosses.
Date Published 30/10/2023
The increasing number of private hire taxis working in Greater Manchester and licensed by Wolverhampton Council means local authorities may have lost out on millions.
Date Published 25/10/2023
A Greater Manchester council is objecting to huge garden village proposals in a neighbouring borough over concerns about the ‘harm’ it could cause to ambitious ‘Atom Valley’
Date Published 23/10/2023
More than a third of private hire taxi drivers in Greater Manchester are licenced by a council that operates around 80 miles away in Wolverhampton.
Date Published 08/10/2023
Thousands of vulnerable people in Greater Manchester are set to be affected by strikes as Ring and Ride drivers threaten industrial action.
Date Published 30/08/2023
An innovative pilot business support programme has added over £12.7m in business revenue to self-employed workers across Greater Manchester.
Date Published 28/08/2023
Driving wasn’t an option for me on Thursday.
Date Published 27/08/2023
Greater Manchester’s cycle hire scheme is being scaled back after a spate of vandalism took most of the Bee Bikes off the road.
Date Published 31/07/2023
The Clean Air Zone delay has led to an outcry from transport bosses who have described the latest roadblock as ‘disappointing’, ‘farcical’ and ‘deeply frustrating’.
Date Published 15/07/2023
Whistle-blowing former GMP detective Maggie Oliver who campaigns for survivors of abuse has spoken out to confirm her position on reviews into child sexual exploitation in Greater...
Date Published 14/07/2023
A heated row broke out out during a motion calling for mandatory reporting of concerns of child sexual abuse as councillors were heckled and calls for a further public inquiry in...
Date Published 13/07/2023
Hundreds of buses in Greater Manchester upgraded in a bid to bring down pollution might still not be meeting emissions standards.
Date Published 11/07/2023
Councillors in Oldham are proposing to create a ‘victims charter’ and adopt a mandatory duty to report concerns of child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Date Published 07/07/2023
A major review into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Greater Manchester is set to come to a conclusion by the end of this year, leaders have confirmed.
Date Published 03/07/2023
More than one in ten homes in Greater Manchester contains a dangerous health and safety hazard which could pose a serious risk of harm or death, shocking figures have revealed.
Date Published 01/07/2023
Andy Burnham has appealed to the people of Greater Manchester to stop vandalising Bee Bikes after a recent spike which has left most of the rental bikes requiring repairs.
Carrying a knife, and the implications and consequences that can result from it, are being explored at an innovative virtual reality session for teenagers and young people with...
Date Published 29/06/2023
Oldham College is currently hosting an exciting new Festival of Technical Education for students in the local area.
Bus and tram tickets are to be launched cutting the cost of travel in Greater Manchester for many users by 20 per cent from September.
Date Published 26/06/2023
For those fleeing war, escaping persecution or simply seeking a better life, Greater Manchester has long been a place of sanctuary for people all over the world.
Date Published 25/06/2023
Metrolink staff have accepted a pay deal, ending a dispute which almost led to tram strikes during Parklife festival and other major events earlier this month.
Date Published 21/06/2023
The government will give Greater Manchester £18m to save public transport services affected a fall in passenger numbers since the pandemic.
Date Published 14/06/2023
A former rail boss has spoken out against scrapping plans to build two new platforms at Manchester Piccadilly.
Date Published 11/06/2023
Tram strikes have been called off days before they were due to cause chaos for punters at Parklife festival and other major events in Greater Manchester.
Date Published 08/06/2023
Manchester will be making its case for an underground station at Piccadilly station in Parliament next week with the backing of business leaders from across the country.
Date Published 06/06/2023
After years of waiting, Manchester will finally be getting an apparent solution to the rail gridlock that cripples our transport system - but it won’t be the fix we were promised.
Date Published 03/06/2023